Archive for April, 2008
A Year of Progress
Thursday, April 17th, 2008To appreciate how far L.F. Driscoll and the contractors have progressed from last April until now, you have only to compare the two images below. The one at left was shot April 25,
2007, the one at right, April 17, 2008. Basically, the Alter site was a big hole!
Today those walls are in place, and the brick, glass, and stone facade is nearly completed. By summer most of the exterior work will have been done while interior work is progressing nicely.
Then There Was Glass
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008Those construction devils snuck in some glass while I had my back turned. This photo shows placement of the first glass in the “punched” windows on the north side of Alter Hall.
With temperature in the 70s and trees blossoming all over campus, I wandered out on Liacouras Walk and caught a glimpse of Alter Hall looking south.
Tinted Glass Delivered
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Today crews began off-loading crates of tinted glass to be used in Alter Hall window frames and for the curtain walls on the north and south sides.
I have been asked many times, “Is Alter Hall on schedule?” YES. While the outside appears incomplete, work inside is pretty far along. Sheet rock is up on floors 1-5, and metal studs are in place on the others. We are still projecting spring ‘09 as the date when Alter Hall will open for classes.
Tinted Glass from John DeAngelo on Vimeo.
John DeAngelo